rooster59 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Thailand Only: Three year old twins get married, make amazing recovery from illnessThaivisa ReportersImage: ThairathPATTHALUNG:-- Two three year old twins "got married" in the south of Thailand on Friday after their "incredible" recovery from illness stunned family and neighbours.The ceremony, attended by hundreds of locals in the Patthalung area of the deep south, featured all the trappings of a Thai wedding - such as the traditional gifts for the nuptials and even a dowry of 150,000 baht for the hand of the female twin in marriage!This tradition is something seen from time to time in Thailand when a family is struck by misfortune of one kind or another.In this case the mother, Chayanan Saramolee,36, had fallen sick while carrying twins and was constantly ill. After the birth of her children - Thorfan and Marwin, born three minutes apart - the children too were constantly in and out of sickness for a long period.It was decided to arrange a mock marriage between the two and, according to the father, as soon as this was done everyone recovered as if by magic.Father Suthep Saramolee, 37, said: "After we arranged for the kids to marry all the illness disappeared. It was incredible! We wanted the marriage to go ahead to make everyone in the family feel happy."Now I believe that everything will be fine. The children will grow up healthy and be good citizens for sure."The practice of twin brothers and sisters 'marrying' isn't actually uncommon in Thailand. Some superstitious parents believe that twin brothers and sisters were lovers in a previous life and 'marrying' the children will help to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits.Last year, a couple in Chainat arranged for their four year old twins to be married because they believed that if they didn't, the children would die at the hands of evil spirits. -- 2016-03-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgrassboy Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Fascinating as Spock would say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Oh my. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Fascinating as Spock would say! "Beam me up, Scotty" might be more appropriate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uthaithanirules Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Probably would have been adorable even if a little weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Probably would have been adorable even if a little weird A little? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 It was decided to arrange a mock marriage between the two and, according to the father, as soon as this was done everyone recovered as if by magic. so if they fall ill again, what they gonna do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Is this the Thainess the govt insists the nation should be practicing and the Minister of Tourism / TAT call on tourists to come and experience ? Models at auto shows are told to cover up but it's ok to put children through a marriage ceremony because of supernatural needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgrassboy Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Fascinating as Spock would say!"Beam me up, Scotty" might be more appropriate Oh the irony of what you said! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 child abuse surely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 child abuse surely Hardly. Dumb and irrational maybe. But abuse? Nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Completely and insanely bizarre !!! There's certainly no end to the "firsts" one sees here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akampa Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 may they "live long and prosper" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiles Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Is this the Thainess the govt insists the nation should be practicing and the Minister of Tourism / TAT call on tourists to come and experience ? Models at auto shows are told to cover up but it's ok to put children through a marriage ceremony because of supernatural needs If you were the parents and try every possible way in modern medical science without success, will you give this old folks tale a go at the very last resort ? No harm done to any of them. A drowning man will even clutch a straw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfaboy Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Maybe I am too long in Thailand, but I start to believe in this sort of things. I have witnessed comparable events with phenomenal results. Start living for a while in the countryside and you will change ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lammbock Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Isn't that incest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) I suspect the 'wife' will be wondering where her 150k disappeared to in a few years time. Edited March 19, 2016 by apetley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Dunno, but somehow I like the voodoo stuff better, you know, piercing dolls of your enemies with needles and throwing in the fire. This is a bit too cheery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Isn't that incest? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doremifasol Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 No harm was done to the kids and it was for a good intention . Why not? I wish them good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 another sign of the 'developed' nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabula Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Worse case scenario, their albino, mentally challenged, sociopath children may disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siriam Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Fascinating as Spock would say! yeah right... followed by illogical though these folks never stop amazing me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesetat2013 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Is this the Thainess the govt insists the nation should be practicing and the Minister of Tourism / TAT call on tourists to come and experience ? Models at auto shows are told to cover up but it's ok to put children through a marriage ceremony because of supernatural needs It begs to wonder who paid the 150000 dowry. With all that extra money it's no wonder the kids got healthy. Better food and medicine could be Boughy. As for TAT! If they really wanted to get tourist here to experience the way culture was in the past then they should go a little further in the past and allow those pretties to be topless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English 1 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 More stupid Thai Superstition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobotie Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 another sign of the 'developed' nation Black cats, broken mirrors, walking under ladders, Friday the 13th ? Same same but different ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobotie Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Maybe I am too long in Thailand, but I start to believe in this sort of things. I have witnessed comparable events with phenomenal results. Start living for a while in the countryside and you will change ! Maybe you need to cut back on your lao kow consumption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I wonder what part the village witch doctor has in the ceremony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 'Last year, a couple in Chainat arranged for their four year old twins to be married because they believed that if they didn't, the children would die at the hands of evil spirits.' This sort of nonsense needs to be ridiculed if the country is ever going to get into the 21 st century. It's not cute, not quaint or charming- it's just stupid, backward and primitive and belongs in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Disturbing, 3 year old siblings marry, I thought this sort of thing was only allowed in Tasmania Australia and New Zealand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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